Institute of veterinary and agrotechnology

The Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Agrotechnology consists of teaching staff, the scientific-production center “Zhärdem-Vet,” the innovative scientific-production center “BIOTECH,” the “Ichthyology and Aquaculture” laboratory and the “Soil Science” center.

Currently, the institute employs 93 teachers, including 9 doctors of science, 24 candidates of science, and 33 PhDs.

Starting from August 26, 2024, due to optimization, the Institutes of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry and Agrotechnology were merged and reorganized into the Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Agrotechnology.

Currently, the institute is headed by Associate Professor, Candidate of Biological Science, Birzhan Elubayuly Nurgaliyev.

The Deputy Director for Educational Work is Acting Associate Professor, PhD, and I.M. Abirova.

The Deputy Director for Academic and Methodological Work is Acting Associate Professor, PhD, and E.E. Ayupov.

The Deputy Director for Scientific Work is Acting Associate Professor, PhD, Zh.M. Gumarova.

The institute provides continuous three-level education (bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral) and trains specialists in the following fields: 6B09100/7M09100/8D09100 – Veterinary Medicine;  7M05100 – Biotechnology; 6B08200/7M08200/8D08200 – Technology of Livestock Product Production; 6B08400/7M08400 – Aquaculture and Water Bioresources;  6B05200/ 7M05200 – Industrial Ecology; 6B08100/7M08100/8D08100 – Agronomy;  6B08101/ 7M08101 /8D08800 – Soil Science and Agrochemistry;  6B08102 – Plant Protection and Quarantine; 6B08300 – Forest Resources and Forestry, Landscape Design; 6B07200/7M07200 – Food Production; 6B07203 – Food Safety; 6B07201 – Technology of Processing Industry

History of the Institute

The Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry traces its history back to 1963, when it was first established as the Faculty of Zootechnical Engineering. In 1982, it was reorganized into the Faculty of Zooveterinary Science.

Over the years, the faculty was led by distinguished scholars and prominent figures in veterinary science and animal husbandry, including Y.A. Artemyev, M.M. Nuraliyev, G.S. Zubkov, A.R. Rustenov, B.A. Amanzholov, A.Z. Zinulin, G.K. Moldashev, I.K. Ashetov, U.B. Taubaev, K.Zh. Kushaliev, and E.G. Nasambaev.

From 2017 to 2020, the institute was headed by Birzhan Elubaevich Nurgaliyev. From 2020 to January 2022, the position was held by I.N. Zhubantaev. Since February 1, 2022, the institute has been led by Associate Professor, Candidate of Veterinary Science Birzhan Elubaevich Nurgaliyev.

Throughout its history, the faculty’s academic and educational activities have been successfully managed by deputy deans, including N.I. Tashkinov, K.G. Esengaliev, T.K. Murzashev, R.M. Bisengaliev, I.N. Zhubantaev, E. Alimbekov, S.A. Alpysbay, A.U. Sabyrzhanov, I.M. Abirova, K.E. Murzabayev, M.Zh. Shukurov, and F.B. Zakirova.

At the origins of the institute stood distinguished scientists such as E.T. Satkanov, V.A. Petrovskaya, V.I. Goryunov, A.A. Karasaev, K.G. Kudryakov, G.A. Averyanov, G.S. Zubkov, A.F. Kirpichev, A.D. Darbayev, N.I. Tashkinov, V.E. Begletsov, B.D. Kogabayev and others.

An invaluable contribution to the development of the institute has been made by prominent scholars and professors, including K.K. Bozymov, B.B. Traisov, E.G. Nasambaev, U.B. Taubaev, B.T. Tulebaev, K.G. Esengaliev, M.Sh. Shalmenov, G.G. Absatirov, T.K. Murzashev, M.G. Gusmanov and many others.

Since 1993, a postgraduate program has been operating within the faculty, providing theoretical education and scientific-pedagogical training for young specialists and researchers — graduates of the Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry.

During this period, a Dissertation Council for the defense of theses for the degree of Candidate of Agricultural Science was established. The council included leading scientists, professors, and Doctors of Agricultural Science such as K.K. Bozymov, B.B. Traisov, Kh.I. Ukbayev, G.K. Moldashev, Associate Professor, Candidate of Agricultural Science R.U. Bozymova, B.T. Tulebaev, A.N. Bayakhov and others. The chairman of the council was Professor, Doctor of Agricultural Science B.B. Traisov.

During this time, many graduates of the institute, including R.M. Bisengaliev, N.M. Gubashev, N.Zh. Kazhgaliev, F.B. Zakirova, A.B. Akhmetaliyeva, I.N. Zhubantaev, M.Zh. Shukurov and others, successfully defended their candidate dissertations.

2010 to 2020, young lecturers and graduates of the Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry, after completing their doctoral studies, successfully defended their PhD dissertations. Among them are A.K. Kereev, Zh.M. Valieva, M.G. Kakishev, L.Zh. Dushayeva, N.S. Montayeva, A.E. Nugmanova, A.K. Zhumayeva, Zh.T. Usenov, Á.I. Karagulov, D.E. Gabdullin, A.S. Ishanova, B.O. Ertleuova, A.R. Kozhayeva and others.

In the same period, graduates who completed postgraduate studies successfully defended their Candidate of Science dissertations, including S.M. Bayantasova, I.M. Abirova, B.M. Sidikhov, A.G. Darmenova, A.U. Sabyrzhanov, N.S. Ginayatov, E.M. Sengaliev, G.V. Kasimova, A.N. Tumenov, B.T. Sariyev, E.A. Batyrgaliev and B.T. Kadralieva.

In 1963, on the basis of the West Kazakhstan Agricultural Institute, the Agroeconomic Faculty was established under the leadership of Associate Professor R.Kh. Myasoutov.

In 1965, the Agronomy Faculty separated from it and was initially headed by Associate Professor Alexey Konkin.

The faculty became the only educational and scientific center in the region for training highly qualified specialists in the field of agricultural agronomy.

During the formative years of the Agronomy Faculty, after the cultivation of virgin and fallow lands, the agricultural sector of Kazakhstan faced the need for further development of the scientific foundations of the regional farming system and its effective implementation in production. Therefore, the need to train highly qualified specialists and to strengthen scientific research activities was directly linked to the tasks of developing the national economy of the republic.

In connection with the increasing number of agricultural specialties, the Faculty of Agronomy was established in 1966.

A great deal of energy, knowledge, and dedication was invested in the establishment and development of the faculty by its deans —Associate Professors V.N. Slesarev, V.P. Sogurenko, V.F. Ryaboshkapov, N.V. Savvina and A.Ya. Bakaldin — all of whom graduated from well-known Russian universities in Saratov, Volgograd and Orenburg.

In 2000, with the introduction of new academic programs within the West Kazakhstan State University and an increase in the number of students, the faculty was renamed the Faculty of Agribusiness and Ecology. It was headed by Associate Professor M.A. Gabdolov.

In the 2007-2008 academic years, the Faculty of Agribusiness and Ecology celebrated its first graduates from the master’s programs under the guidance of I.M. Fetisov, E.E. Braun, S.Zh. Rakhimgalieva, M.A. Gabdolov, T.A. Turganbaev, and T.A. Bulekov.

Since 2007, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Agrobiotechnology has been established at the West Kazakhstan Agrarian-Technical University named after Zhangir khan with the aim of uniting specialties in general biology. The faculty was headed by Doctor of Veterinary Science K.Zh. Kushaliev. Since 2009, in connection with the systematization of the management structure and the increase in the number of students, the faculty became independent and was named the Faculty of Agronomy. Associate Professor S.Zh. Rakhimgaliyeva, Candidate of Agricultural Science, was appointed as the Dean of the Faculty. From 2015 to 2017, the faculty was supervised by Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor D.K. Tulegenova. From 2017 to 2019, the faculty was headed by Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Dean of the Faculty A.S. Tlepov. Since 2019, the faculty has been known as the Agrotechnological Institute. The institute has been headed by Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor M.K. Onaev. An invaluable contribution to the development of the institute was made by the following scholars and professors: M.A. Gabdulov, V.V. Vyurkov, I.M. Fetisov, E.E. Braun, B.N. Nasiev, D.K. Tulegenova, S.Zh. Rakhimgaliyeva, T.A. Turganbaev, and A.A. Bulekhov.

From 2010 to 2024, young lecturers and graduates of the Agrotechnology Institute completed their doctoral studies and successfully defended their PhD dissertations: E.E. Ayupov, A.G. Nagieva, G.A. Umirzakova, Zh.R. Asangalieva, N.Zh. Zhanatalapov, A.K. Bekkaliyev, M.M. Elekesheva, and Z. Amangeldiyevna. Candidate (PhD equivalent) dissertations were successfully defended by L.T. Kaliyeva, A.K. Kushenbekova, M.S. Tuliyeva, A.Zh. Orazov and A.S. Mukhamedyarova.